Renate Henschke is a costume, production designer and maker working in film, television and theatre.

While studying fashion design in Adelaide, a study grant took her to Ireland where she remained for 12 years working in costume departments for international film and television shows such as Vikings, Game of Thrones. Mooneboy, Ripper Street and Frank. Renate maintained close work relations in Australia while living abroad and has recently returned to Adelaide and designed projects  with theatre makers The Border Project, Sandpit, Google Creative Lab ,The Seam, and Windmill Theatre Co. Also being a maker has allowed her to collaborate with other designers for film projects such as the best costume AACTA award winning  film, "Girl Asleep" by Windmill Pictures.

Her most recent work as been costume design for Closer Production / ABC Television upcoming series "Fucking Adelaide" and costume and production design for "A Field Guide to Being  a 12 Year Old Girl" both projects will be premiered at the upcoming Adelaide Film Festival.